Russian National Unity

Russian National Unity (RNU) is a neo-Nazi political party in Russia, founded on 16 October 1991 by Russian ultranationalist Alexander Barkashov. Barkashov advocated the expulsion of non-Russians from the federation and an increased role for traditional institutions such as the Russian Orthodox Christian Church, and the party was also opposed to the liberal policies of President Boris Yeltsin, supporting Alexander Rutskoy and the Supreme Soviet of Russia's attempted 1993 coup. By 1999, the party had 100,000 members, and several RNU members fought in the Donbass War alongside pro-Russian militias.